Travel expert who has visited 50 countries shares the U.S. city that’s a surprising hidden gem – and the popular places that are overrated

by David Hibbins | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A travel expert who has visited 50 countries has lifted the lid on the various cities that you should ditch – and the ones that you should move further up on your bucket list.Monet Hambrick, 36, frequently jet sets around the globe and shows off her lavish...

I visited some of the weirdest roadside restaurants in the US – here is what I found

by David Hibbins | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest Travel News

From chicken-fried beefsteak to lobster and sausage, a foodie has lifted the hood on some of the ‘weirdest’ roadside restaurants in the US.  Dylan Huynh, from California, set off on a road trip from Dallas to Austin in Texas in a bid to see what...

Pictured: The mysterious modern-day fairytale castle in Poland that has been built on an artificial island in a lake. What’s it for? No one seems to know…

by David Hibbins | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A gigantic modern-day fairytale castle has been built in Poland – but it caught the nation by surprise.Construction of mysterious Stobnica Castle began in 2015, but there was no publicity around the building and the general public in Poland didn’t become...

From what to say at reception to get a room with a balcony to the most bizarre requests and hidden perks: The VERY surprising world of hotels revealed

by David Hibbins | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Astonishing items left behind by guests, wild room service orders and guitar concierges.Plus, what to say to get a room with a balcony.Hotels.com has launched its annual Hotel Room Innsights Report, which has uncovered ‘surprising services and stories from more than...

It’s the setting for his latest crime novel, but Scottish author PETER MAY reveals here how his relationship with the Outer Hebrides has been like a rom-com – with hate turning to love

by David Hibbins | Sep 10, 2024 | Latest Travel News

We’ve all watched those romantic comedies where the guy and the girl are thrown together by circumstance and kick off their relationship by hating each other. Then, forced to work together, things change, hate turns to love, and they end up living happily ever...

Do YOU help waiting staff clear plates when eating out? Etiquette expert Laura Windsor says diners should NEVER do this…

by David Hibbins | Sep 9, 2024 | Latest Travel News

An etiquette expert has told her TikTok followers that helping waiting staff to clear plates is actually bad manners.Laura Windsor posted a video of plates in a restaurant being stacked by a customer accompanied with a subtitle stating that doing this is...